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israel is very reticassant of lifting that blockade. you may see weapons into the hands of militants but hamas is adamant that that blockade needs to be lifted. a few sticking points raised with that one. >> what does the role that egypt played mean for egypt and the region going forward? >> reporter: egypt has definitely emerged as the winner in all of this. secretary of state clinton calling it a cornerstone of stability in the region. and i think the west had been a little bit concerned about how egypt's recently elected islamist government would handle a situation like this. they did seem to strike a balance between appeasing their muslim brotherhood supporters who wanted them to talk tough with israel while making sure there's no chance of jeopardy jeopardizing that 32-year-old peace treaty with israel and, of course, the $1.5 billion in u.s. annual aid that comes attached to that treaty. >> clarissa ward thank you. >>> we now go to margaret brennan in washington where she is learning more about the united states' role in the cease
israel is very reticassant of lifting that blockade. you may see weapons into the hands of militants but hamas is adamant that that blockade needs to be lifted. a few sticking points raised with that one. >> what does the role that egypt played mean for egypt and the region going forward? >> reporter: egypt has definitely emerged as the winner in all of this. secretary of state clinton calling it a cornerstone of stability in the region. and i think the west had been a little bit...
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does hamas want peace with israel? >> reporter: god willing the american people will wake up he said and realize it's better to stand with 350 million americans than continue to support israel. >> quite an answer clarissa. i have to ask you, what was it like being a female american journalist in that room and what about his response? >> reporter: well it was certainly intimidating norah. i was the only american in the room and, as you can see, had to shout to be heard. his aides pointed at me and said you are a hunter. so i would take that as a compliment, but make no mistake, it is not the palestinian's responsibility, he said, to instigate peace but israel as the aggressor to take the first step. >> great original reporting. clarissa ward thank you very much. when the president returns to washington, he will have to focus on the economy and the looming fiscal cliff. wall street is already focused on those talks. ce ceo of goldman sachs, lloyd blankfein said that a budget deal would be a challenge to average americans
does hamas want peace with israel? >> reporter: god willing the american people will wake up he said and realize it's better to stand with 350 million americans than continue to support israel. >> quite an answer clarissa. i have to ask you, what was it like being a female american journalist in that room and what about his response? >> reporter: well it was certainly intimidating norah. i was the only american in the room and, as you can see, had to shout to be heard. his...
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a senior israeli official says israel is ready for a ground invasion and president obama says israel has a right to defend itself but is warning against an invasion. >> israel has a new tool in the multilayer defense system. as chip reid reports, it's credited with saving countless lives. >> reporter: in six days of fighting, roughly 850 rockets have been fired at israel from gaza. more than 300 of them interce intercepted by this. the iron dome, israel's home-grown defense shield. operational since last year, the system is designed to protect populated areas allowing nonthreatening short range missiles to drop into opening fields or water and intercepting those headed for cities or towns. >> the iron dome has certainly been successful and given the israelis some strategic breathing space to be able to react upon their own timing and their own calculations. >> reporter: once hamas launches a missile from gaza israeli ground radars detect and track its path, relayed to a command and control center which launches the enter separate tore missile. within seconds, if all goes as planned,
a senior israeli official says israel is ready for a ground invasion and president obama says israel has a right to defend itself but is warning against an invasion. >> israel has a new tool in the multilayer defense system. as chip reid reports, it's credited with saving countless lives. >> reporter: in six days of fighting, roughly 850 rockets have been fired at israel from gaza. more than 300 of them interce intercepted by this. the iron dome, israel's home-grown defense shield....
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on israel wednesday assassinated hamas's top commander. alan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. leaders from both the west and arab world are trying to douse the flames of the latest conflict between the israelis and hamas but so far neither sign is willing to call a truce. rockets sent israeli civilians seeking cover. the rockets are poorly aimed but deadly nonetheless. a family of three died when one struck their home. they had gone on to the roof to watch an aerial display. about the same time as the family died more than 1,000 gaza residents took to the streets. the march the office bury ahmad jabari, killed in an air strike. the funeral was as much a gesture of defiance as it was mourning. his killing was retaliation for a series of rogt attacks launched by gaza by palestinian militants. the mini war was announced on twitter. at 6:22 local time last night the israeli defense force tweeted we recommend that no hamas operative show their face above ground. hamas responded with their own tweet. our blessed hands will reach your le
on israel wednesday assassinated hamas's top commander. alan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. leaders from both the west and arab world are trying to douse the flames of the latest conflict between the israelis and hamas but so far neither sign is willing to call a truce. rockets sent israeli civilians seeking cover. the rockets are poorly aimed but deadly nonetheless. a family of three died when one struck their home. they had gone on to the roof to watch an aerial display....
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israel inches closer to sending ground forces into gaza. we're at the border. >> nfl commissioner roger goodell is in studio 57 today to talk concussions, expansion and why your kids should still play football. >> but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >>> we lost fouramericans. >> are there still questions out there? you bet. we're going to continue to work to get those answers. >> former cia director dave petraeus heads to capitol hill. >> he'll testify behind closed doors about that deadly september 11th attack on benghazi. >> cia announce it's launching an investigation into petraeus' conduct ile he was still in charge of the agency. >> petraeus says no classified information was shared. >> fire was exchanged between israel and hamas. >> this battle is escalating. >> israel is prepared to take whatever action is necessary to defend our people. >> as long as i've been here i haven't seen something of this magnitude. >> four people are dead and 17 more hurt after a train crashed a parade float carry
israel inches closer to sending ground forces into gaza. we're at the border. >> nfl commissioner roger goodell is in studio 57 today to talk concussions, expansion and why your kids should still play football. >> but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >>> we lost fouramericans. >> are there still questions out there? you bet. we're going to continue to work to get those answers. >> former cia director dave...
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that's a nonstarter as for as that israel is concerned. bombs are not included in it in but but they will feature in those now. talks now. charlie, norah and gail. >> tha >> thank you. there's no ceasefire in spite of days of intense talks. middle of secretary of state hillary clinton is in the middle of that. john miller, former deputy ele director of national intelligence joins us. what would a ceasefire look like? >> so you're dealing with a trust but trust and then verify atmosphere where the trust is very low and the ability to verify is pretty s difficult. so it's not going to be an if shootin you stop shooting we'll stop it shooting. it's got to have a third party built in. could that be qatar, turkey? the most likely player would be gypt. egypt. hamas. they have a relationship with israel, a strong relationship egypti with hamas. idea that might mean putting egyptian monitors in, on the idea that the long-range rockets hamas goted. from iran would be removed, no co further shipments would come in be no and there would be no shootin
that's a nonstarter as for as that israel is concerned. bombs are not included in it in but but they will feature in those now. talks now. charlie, norah and gail. >> tha >> thank you. there's no ceasefire in spite of days of intense talks. middle of secretary of state hillary clinton is in the middle of that. john miller, former deputy ele director of national intelligence joins us. what would a ceasefire look like? >> so you're dealing with a trust but trust and then verify...
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when we come back an expert from fodor's travel guide reveals >>> a zoo in israel two baby gorillas. one was born last week the other a couple of weeks ago. the zoo has a very successful gorilla breeding program and officials are giving credit to a male gorilla who fathered 10 offsprings in the last 15 years. >> papa is a rolling stone. very busy. welcome back. fodor's travels a lot of ground. it covers 7,500 locations. in more than 17,000 hotels. this year's fodor's 100 hotel awards will be revealed today. arabella bowen is here to show us some of the top best value hotels. welcome. best value. what does that mean exactly, best value? >> best value is basically concept of the hotels for under $250 a night. so, under $250 a night. these are not budget hotels these are -- what we look for are hotels giving you a four star experience at a three star price or sometimes a five star experience at a three star price. again definitely not budget hotels these are good quality hotels. >> one you mentioned is the bellagio in las vegas. tell us about that. >> it's often a surprise you can stay
when we come back an expert from fodor's travel guide reveals >>> a zoo in israel two baby gorillas. one was born last week the other a couple of weeks ago. the zoo has a very successful gorilla breeding program and officials are giving credit to a male gorilla who fathered 10 offsprings in the last 15 years. >> papa is a rolling stone. very busy. welcome back. fodor's travels a lot of ground. it covers 7,500 locations. in more than 17,000 hotels. this year's fodor's 100 hotel...
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on wednesday israel assassinated hamas' top commander. in staroute, israel, allen pichlt zzey has our story. >> reporter: neither side has shown signs of being able to call a truce. sending israeli citizens running for cover. poorly aimed but deadly nonetheless. family of three died when one struck their home. they had gone on to their roof to watch an aerial display. at the same time that the family died more than 1,000 gaza residents took to the streets. the march was to bury the hamas military leader killed in an air strike. funeral was as much a gesture of defiance as it was mourning. in the bizarre and unprecedented twist, the mini war was virtually announced on twitter. at 6:22 local time last night, the israeli defense force tweeted, we recommend that no hamas operatives show their face above ground. hamas responded with their own tweet. our blessed hands will reach your leaders and soldiers wherever they are. you opened hell's gates on yourselves. minutes later the israeli military tweeted captured ahmed jabari, eliminated. the ki
on wednesday israel assassinated hamas' top commander. in staroute, israel, allen pichlt zzey has our story. >> reporter: neither side has shown signs of being able to call a truce. sending israeli citizens running for cover. poorly aimed but deadly nonetheless. family of three died when one struck their home. they had gone on to their roof to watch an aerial display. at the same time that the family died more than 1,000 gaza residents took to the streets. the march was to bury the hamas...
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>> so far egypt said it will support the peace treaty it has with israel. the same for jordan of course. you have to worry about the underlying stability and the mood of the people and both of those countries jordan being more than 50% palestinian and of course you have syria and lebanon on the northern and on the eastern borders that are in turmoil right now and not to mention the rest of the middle east all the way to bahrain. this is probably one of the most dangerous times we have ever faced in the middle east. >> general richard myers, a very delicate situation. thank you so much for being with us. good morning. >> for sure. >>> even as new details of the scandal that forced him out of cia director continue to emerge on friday general david petraeus appeared on capitol hill and he was summoned to testify about the attack at the u.s. consulate in benghazi libya, that killed four americans including the u.s. ambassador. margaret brennan is here with the story. >> good morning, rebecca. david petraeus first briefed congress about the attack in benghazi da
>> so far egypt said it will support the peace treaty it has with israel. the same for jordan of course. you have to worry about the underlying stability and the mood of the people and both of those countries jordan being more than 50% palestinian and of course you have syria and lebanon on the northern and on the eastern borders that are in turmoil right now and not to mention the rest of the middle east all the way to bahrain. this is probably one of the most dangerous times we have...
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without negotiating the borders of one with israel. here is the problem. negotiation negotiations are in a standstill. as we saw last week violent extremists like hamas are gaining influence. palestinian authority, which rejects violence, recognizes israel, is losing influence and patience. last week secretary clinton c s successfully negotiated the cease fire but wasn't able to persuade palestinian president mahmoud abbas to drop this bid. >> margaret, are there consequences for the united states and iz role for this vote? >> reporter: potentially. the concern is that congress could cut off funds to the palestinian authority. the u.s. gave about $495 million in aid last year, which helped keep that peaceful government in power. the state department says that money needs to continue. benjamin netanyahu faces re-election in january says this vote is meaningless. threatening to withhold tax funds. he says he is willing to begin peace negotiations. >> egypt's parliament, dominated by conservative muslims approved a new constitution early this morning. the ass
without negotiating the borders of one with israel. here is the problem. negotiation negotiations are in a standstill. as we saw last week violent extremists like hamas are gaining influence. palestinian authority, which rejects violence, recognizes israel, is losing influence and patience. last week secretary clinton c s successfully negotiated the cease fire but wasn't able to persuade palestinian president mahmoud abbas to drop this bid. >> margaret, are there consequences for the...
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israel denies long-standing charges of poisoning arafat, who died in 1994. results are not expected for months. >>> washington post says the government will not let a new mexico peanut butter plant reopen. salmonella was found in several parts of that plant earlier this year, blamed for making 41 people sick around the country. the plant was going to reopen today before the fda announcement. >>> britain's "telegraph" reports on newly released video in norway. setting off a bomb at a government building in oslo then went to a youth camp and gunned down dozens of young people. in all 77 people were killed. he is currently serving a 21-year prison sentence. >>> "l.a. times" says two men have been chosen to spend four years aboard the international space station, scott kelly, brother-in-law of former congresswoman gabrielle giffords and a russian cosmonaut. the two are scheduled to launch in 2015. >>> "star tribune" reports minnesota of university hospital delivered 19 boys in a row this weekend. the odds of 19 consecutive baby boys is more than 524,000-1. >>> w
israel denies long-standing charges of poisoning arafat, who died in 1994. results are not expected for months. >>> washington post says the government will not let a new mexico peanut butter plant reopen. salmonella was found in several parts of that plant earlier this year, blamed for making 41 people sick around the country. the plant was going to reopen today before the fda announcement. >>> britain's "telegraph" reports on newly released video in norway. setting...
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the jerusalem post says united nations is calling for restraint after israel fired a warning shot at syrian troops. it was retaliation for a mortar round that landed near an israeli military post. israeli officials say the mortar was not aimed at their positions but they want to make sure syria's violence does not spill across the border. >>> britain's guardian says venice, italy, is getting some of the worst flooding ever reported. rising sea water has flooded 70% of the city. the flood surge which is five feet above normal was triggered by weekend >>> it's a chilly start to the day around the bay area. the sun coming up toward pleasanton and looks like nice sunny skies, but cold temperatures in spots. just above freezing in fairfield, 38 livermore. you get the idea, a chilly start to the day. these temperatures fairly mild, mid-60s in livermore. cool out toward the coastline, a little breezy there. the next couple of days should be a little bit warmer but showers could return on friday. >> this national weather report sponsored by macy's. >>> this national weather report sponsored
the jerusalem post says united nations is calling for restraint after israel fired a warning shot at syrian troops. it was retaliation for a mortar round that landed near an israeli military post. israeli officials say the mortar was not aimed at their positions but they want to make sure syria's violence does not spill across the border. >>> britain's guardian says venice, italy, is getting some of the worst flooding ever reported. rising sea water has flooded 70% of the city. the...